Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster

Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (1259-29 July 1326) was Earl of Ulster from 1271 to 1326, succeeding Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster.

Biography
Richard Og de Burgh was born in 1259, the son of Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster. He became Earl of Ulster in 1271, and he was among the first Earls of Ireland, appointed by his friend Edward I of England. He pursued expansionist policies that angered other Norman rulers, and he married his daughter Elizabeth de Burgh to Robert the Bruce of Scotland. However, Richard supported Edward against Robert during the Anglo-Scots Wars, and he battled Robert and Edward Bruce when their armies invaded Ireland in the 1310s. He died in 1326.